[bksvol-discuss] Re: let disabled people know they can submit without being members

From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx>

To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 17:43:18 -0700

I did note that Bookshare and Kurzweil's meetings at the ACB convention were
on the same evening which I thought was too bad, but I don't know if there
was a time overlap.
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From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: let disabled people know they can submit
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>I assume it searches for those books whether or not you are a member.
>
> E.
> At 06:10 PM 7/29/2006, you wrote:
>
>>Elizabeth,
>>
>>Interesting, well I'm really still scratching my head as to why those
>>people would think that, but there's not a whole lot I can do.
>>
>>To my knowledge BookShare has contacts at both Freedom Scientific and
>>Kurzweil. Stephen Baum even showed up to the NFB user group meeting for at
>>least part of it. Gustavo has said on the list that he tries to meet with
>>Stephen when they attend the same conferences.
>>
>>And it is of course, possible to search the BookShare database (live
>>collection only) from inside Kurzweil. It's under the Online menu, titled,
>>search for books.
>>
>>OpenBook has a similar feature, but I can't say if the feature is a
>>working one.
>>
>>Jake
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: let disabled people know they can submit
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>>>Seemed odd to me but I have heard it now from several blind folks. Some
>>>of them work for agencies and software manufacturers too so the feeling
>>>must be widespread. The part about haveing to be a member to search
>>>worries me almost as much as the part about having to be a member to
>>>submit. I am also concerned that k1000 and bookshare do not work closely
>>>together. For instnace, it would be nice to somehow be able to input a
>>>title before scanning it and search quickly for it in the bookshare
>>>database even if you are not a member. that way, someone new to scanning
>>>can make sure the bookshare collection does not include the book before
>>>beginning the process of scanning.
>>>
>>>How closely does bookshare work with the makers of scanning packages,
>>>particularly those made for disabled users?
>>>
>>>E.
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